*Courtesy – LSU Athletics’ Bill Franques
WGNO’s Ed Daniels caught up with Tre’ Morgan and his dad John Morgan at their home in New Orleans on July 10, 2023 after Morgan was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays.
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — LSU first baseman/outfielder Tre’ Morgan was selected Monday by the Tampa Bay Rays in the third round (88th pick overall) of the MLB Draft.
Rounds 3-10 continue on Monday, and the draft will conclude Tuesday with Rounds 11-20 beginning at 1 p.m. CT. The draft rounds on Monday and Tuesday may be viewed on MLB.com.
Morgan, a New Orleans, La., native, batted .316 (85-for-269) for LSU this season with 15 doubles, four triples, nine homers, 53 RBI and 66 runs. He finished No. 2 in the SEC in triples, No. 2 in sacrifice flies (8), No. 5 in hit-by-pitch (18), No. 8 in hits and No. 9 in runs scored.
Morgan was voted to the 2023 College World Series All-Tournament Team, batting .344 (11-for-32) with three doubles, one triple, six RBI and six runs. He hit a team-high .556 (5-for-9) in the NCAA Super Regional versus Kentucky (June 10-11) with one double, two homers, three RBI and four runs.
Morgan hit two homers in Game 1 of the Super Regional, marking his second career two-homer game; the first came earlier this season (May 14) versus Mississippi State.
He has played and started in 194 career games in three seasons (2021-23) at LSU, batting .332 (256-for-771) with 49 doubles, nine triples, 20 homers, 149 RBI and 180 runs. Morgan has been hit by a pitch on 47 occasions, and he ranks No. 2 on the LSU career HBP list.
Morgan is one of five LSU players selected in the 2023 draft through three rounds, joining pitcher Paul Skenes (No. 1 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates); centerfielder Dylan Crews (No. 2 overall – Washington Nationals), pitcher Ty Floyd (No. 38 overall – Cincinnati Reds) and pitcher Grant Taylor (No. 51 overall – Chicago White Sox).
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